Just cause eviction rules in Moorpark, CA — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Moorpark relies on California's statewide just-cause eviction framework under AB 1482, requiring landlords of covered units to state a valid at-fault or no-fault reason once a tenant has occupied a unit for at least 12 months.
Civil Code §1946.2 lists the valid grounds: at-fault reasons include nonpayment of rent, lease violations, criminal activity, and refusal to renew a similar lease; no-fault reasons include owner move-in, withdrawal from the rental market under the Ellis Act, government order, and substantial remodel. No-fault terminations require relocation assistance equal to one month's rent. Single-family homes with the proper exemption notice and units under 15 years old are typically exempt. Moorpark has not adopted broader local just-cause protections beyond state law.
Evicting a covered tenant without a permitted just cause is wrongful; tenants can defend an unlawful detainer and seek damages plus attorney's fees under Civil Code §1946.2.
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